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Main Courses: 

• Principles of Sociology 100
• Sociology of Health and Medicine 462
• Aging and Society 464
• Sociological Dimensions of Mortality and Bereavement 465

Education:

• Ph.D. Sociology, University of California, San Diego, 2005
• M.A. Sociology, University of California, San Diego, 2001
• M.A. Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego, 1998.
• B.A. Women’s Studies, San Diego State University, 1994

Current Research, Community Affiliations and Activities:

Professor Barnes’ current research investigates the intersectional dimensions of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer; often referred to as ‘sexual minorities) immigration from Mexico to the US and Canada.  As part of the research, Prof. Barnes has testified as an expert witness and served as a pro bono consultant in over 50 Immigration Asylum cases involving networks of lawyers and immigration advocates throughout the US.  On March 6 2015 the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments for three of these transgender asylum cases under appeal; the written decision filed on . This case – known as “Avendano vs. Lynch” – is groundbreaking in that it establishes legal precedence that 1) gender identity is a separate category from sexual identity and 2) country conditions in Mexico for transgender constitute a basis for a positive asylum claim. Here are two links to articles from the  (and ) in which Dr. Barnes is quoted.

Selected Publications:

• (2022) “LGBTQ Human Rights and Conservative Pro-Family Backlash: A Case Study of “Digital Activism” in Mexico,” , Vol. 3, No. 2: 1-11.
• (2020) “Working within the Asylum Advocacy Nexus: Epistemological Strategies for LGBT Country Condition Expert Witnesses,” , Vol. 10 No. 11: 11-22.
• (2019) “Within the asylum‐advocacy nexus: An analysis of Mexican transgender asylum seekers in the United States,” , 2:5-25.
• (2013). “What Does the 2010 Affordable Care Act Mean for Securing Immigrant Health in North America?”  In , Gaspare M. Genna and David A. Mayer-Foulkes, Eds. Oxford, Routledge Press.
• (2013). “Is health a labour, citizenship or human right? Mexican seasonal agricultural workers in Leamington, Canada,” Jul; 8(6):654-69.
• (2011). “Canada-US-Mexico Integration:  Assessing (Im)migrant Health Policy Convergence,” , Issue No 44 November 2011.
• (2011). “North American Integration?  Civil Society and Immigrant Health Policy Convergence”. Vol 39. No. 1: 69-89.
• (2010). “Social Network Analysis in Transnational Settings: The Case of Mexico City’s AIDS CBOs,” , Vol. 5 No.1.

 Awards and Grants:

• 2014 Recipient of the
•  2009 CONNECT Fellowship in Canadian Studies
• 2009 Embassy of Canada Faculty Research Grant
• 2007-2008 Fulbright Scholarship: Canada-Mexico Joint Award in North American Studies